Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30
AkENTUCkY GHO>T.
Girl Whose Spirit Haunted Recreant
Lover.

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In the western part of this county.
says letter from Harrodsburg. XIV. is
located an old village hamlet bv the
name of Dune n Vi e. In this village and
vicinity live plain and industrious PEG
pie, who Vie one with another in acts of
kindness and hospitality. Among this
good people lives Rev. g. W. Tullv,
than whom no better nor more reliable
gentleman can be found. Yesterday he
was at this place, and gave your CORES
pondent the details of a most marvellous
story, which We shall proceed to give as
nearly as possible IN the language of the
narrator:
A young man named John c. Hoover,
of Duncansville, wOoed and won the at
fections of Miss Bette Ballerd. charm
ing and agreeable lady, living in the
vicinity. AS he had worked for several
years st sawmill, and had mastered
the business, he thought it best that he
should go westward and try his fortunes
IN the lumber regions. So he determined
to thy St. Croix Falls, Wis. The day be-
fore he was to leave for stay of one
year was spent in the COMPANY of his at
hanced. 1t being Sunday-a solemn day
IN the countTy-these two lovers strayed
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graves of their parents, they promised
to be forever true to esch other. In one
year they were to be married. and they
promised, in the event one should die.
the other was bound to live in state of
celIbacy. On into holy day and upon the
tombs of their departed parents they
made made this solemn VOW.
Now" said the young lady, Il am
your wife, and if l should die before Won
return my spirit will ever attend you.
Hoover left next morning and soon
cached his destination at the head of
steamboat navigation on the St. Croix
river. For ten months not wave of
trouble rolled across his peaceful breast.
O&e night after he had been sleeping
tor several hours in his room at tLe
Peterson house he was awakened by d
breeze passing over him as i made by a
wing On opening his eyes, he beheld
an object in the room. BY the dim light
of the moon he dIscerned the outlines
of woman. As she advanced with out
stretched arms and an angelic smile on
her face he thought he recognized his
sweetheart. As she threw her arms about
his neck she vanished into thin air He
sprang from his bed, and, quickly light
ing lamp, he searched in vain, for he
| found nothing. Sleep visited him no
more that night. In a few days he re.
celved letter informing him that his in
| tended bride, after q short illness, had
/ passed into the spirit land, having
/ died on the very night he had see: her
| apparition.
| After working hard for two years his
/ business was so prosperous that he de
| termined to visit the scenes of his child
| hood. While here he met Miss Catha-
rire Larder, of Missouri. She IVES as
/ handsome as his Old sweetheart, but not
so large and tiue-looking. Again Cupid
| got III his work, ard they were soon en-
! gagged. On the morning of June 2l,
! 1887, they married, and started imuledi-
ateiy for the husbands home in Wisc0u-
| sin.
In the course of time they arrived at
| St. CroiX Falls, and MC. Hoover conduct
ed his young wife to the apartments in
the Peterson house. The light had hard
| ly been eXtinguished when Il breeze was
felt to pass over the bed, and as he
turned TO face his wife a cold hand
touched his face, and a scream from his
wife was heartreHding. AS the alright
ed man arose from his bed to light a
| lamp he beheld an apparition of his old
SHSOllittltt ltIlt llbLll VIEW anu observed
his wife lying beside the bed in dead
! swOOn.
4 similar scene occurred every night
for at least two weeks. They left the
hotel and rented a house near the
river, and set up housekeeping. Here
the apparition appeared mnre frequently
1t never failed to separate the pair at
night, and constantly made its presence
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For nearly three weeks the spiritual
manifestations continued, when the vir
gin bride would no longer remain with
her haunted husband, but returned tC
her friends at Duncansville. The bright
and beautiful young lady, so Joyous and
| happy when married, was now a carewOrn
and sad persOnage-a real object of pity
She told the story to my informant, and
| | havn fait fnll criunn II IN rnnr Dor